Monday, 4 November 2013

Field Extensions



Let L/K a finite extension and f(x)K[x] a non-linear irreducible polynomial. Prove that if gcd(deg(f),[L:K])=1 then f(x) has no roots in L.






Added: (Solution based on the answer below)



Suppose f(x) has a root in L, namely α and consider the extension K(α)/K. Since f is irreducible we have that [K(α):K]=deg(f)>1. On the other hand we have that [L:K]=[L:K(α)][K(α):K]. Then [L:K]=[L:K(α)](deg(f)) but this is imposible since gcd(deg(f),[L:K])=1 and deg(f)>1.



Answer




  1. What do you know about the degree [K(α):K] of an extension when α is a root of an irreducible polynomial g(x)K[x]?


  2. What do you know about the degrees [L:K], [K:F], and [L:F] of extensions when you have a tower FKL ?



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